Best Books on Surviving Infidelity

Pros: Dr. Gunzburg’s approach is much more
in-depth and more something you would expect from a qualified
and highly experienced therapist, which is what the doctor is.

“How to Survive an Affair” lays out a step-by-step program
a couple should follow, with three different phases tackling
different aspects of the affair and the subsequent rebuilding.
The first phase is all about personal emotions and learning
how to cope and heal as an individual. The second phase focuses
on healing as a couple while the goal of the last phase is to
start rebuilding.

Cons: Although I was able to justify it
for myself, the $147 price tag will unfortunately be out of
reach for some who could really benefit from the program.

Overall Value: “How to Survive an Affair”
will give you an extensive set of tools and strategies that
will help you deal with your pain and move on. The concrete
strategies provided to improve communication and improve a relationship
are timeless and can be applied to any relationship, even if
infidelity was not involved.

The extensive amount of material and the insights as well
as the strategies provided make the $147 price tag seem insignificant.
Consider how much you would have to pay to go to therapy sessions.
This way you get one of the best couple’s therapists for a fraction
of the cost.

Pros: Kara Oh’s approach is a simpler solution
yet still just as effective, with simple and easy strategies
to help reestablish communication that some couples will find
more appealing.

Cons: While “Affair Repair” also features
a step-by-step process, it isn’t quite as linear or as well-defined.
It sometimes feels as if the author is jumping back and forth
and I did get a bit lost at times regarding what was supposed
to come next.

Overall Value: Though less expensive, “Affair
Repair” still includes quite a few effective strategies that
can be applied to any relationship to improve it. It also discusses
a very interesting aspect and that is how to recover that spark
of love that every relationship has in the beginning. The strategies
and insights in this section alone are worth the $37 price tag.